Question

What do the letters 'HB' on a pencil stand for?
Hard Bound
Hard Black
Hot Burnt
Hand Block

Answer 1

Answer:

The mark HB on a pencil signifies the graphite scale of your pencil. “ H” means hard and “B” is for the blackness of the pencil. Most pencil manufacturers use this HB scale on their products in order to rank them. Simply, it indicates how hard or soft a pencil is.

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Answer 2

The letters 'HB' on a pencil stand for Hard Black.

• Most pencils are manufactured with the letter H & B and HB.

• The letter H on pencils is used to indicate its hardness whereas the letter B is used to indicate the Blackness of a pencil.

• The letters HB on a pencil stand for Hard Black. The hardness of the pencil is marked on the pencil-like “2” “2-1/2” or 3 etc.